Canada Election 2019 – Public Opinion
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77% of Voters Cite Climate and Environment as Ballot Box Issues, 60% Expect Candidates to Attend Local GreenPAC Debates
More than three-quarters of Canadians identified climate change and environment as a key ballot box issue, and 60% said they would be less likely ... -
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Four Million Join Global #ClimateStrike, with Next Walkout Set for September 27
The image of three climate protesters in Germany, standing at a gallows on blocks of ice in the shadow of Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate, ... -
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Election Wrap: International Poll Flags Climate as Canadians’ Top Concern
As Canada’s federal election campaign entered its third week, a new international opinion poll identified climate change as Canadians’ leading concern, Green Party leader ... -
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‘Watershed Moment’ Begins as Millions Pour Into Streets to Demand Emergency Climate Action
High school and post-secondary students, employees, businesses, scientists, and city governments are all stepping up to take part in a global strike for climate ... -
‘No Future, No Children’ Until Governments Address Climate Crisis, Canadian Youth Declare
A group of more than 450 youth, most of them Canadian, are declaring they won’t have children until they see the federal government taking ... -
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First Nations List Climate Action as First Priority for Next Federal Government
Just two days ahead of the official launch of Canada’s federal election, expected later this morning, the Assembly of First Nations released a policy ... -
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Canadian Climate Hawks Face Death Threats, Safety Fears as Federal Election Call Looms
On the eve of what promises to be a gruelling, six-week federal election campaign, the online venom the climate community has faced from assorted ... -
Canadians in Every Riding Support Climate Action, New Research Shows
Canada is gearing up for a big election this fall and climate policy will likely be at the centre of debate. Prime Minister Justin ... -
Environment and Climate Place High with Voters, But Carbon Tax Carries ‘Political Perils’
Canadian voters are concerned about climate change and see the environment as a top issue in the upcoming federal election campaign, but aren’t keen ... -
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‘Stunning’ Poll Results Show Canadian Public ‘Ahead of Our Politics’ on Climate Action
Two-thirds to 84% of Canadians would accept bold measures to address climate change, more than four-fifths see the climate crisis as a serious problem, ... -
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Canada-Wide Survey Finds Broad Support for Single, National Policy on Climate
Even in the country that is the developed world’s most decentralized federation, and in spite of the tendency in some regions to trust provinces ... -
Majority of Canadians Support Single-Use Plastic Ban
More than four in five Canadians support or somewhat support a ban on single-use plastics, and most would be willing to pay a little ... -
Environment Leads Latest List of Ballot Box Issues, Places First with 26% of Survey Respondents
Environment is maintaining its standing as a top ballot box issue leading into Canada’s federal election this fall, with 26% of respondents making it ... -
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Pact for a Green New Deal Holds 150 Town Halls, Reaches 7,000 Canadians in Two Months
wo months after a diverse collection of Indigenous, civil society, environmental, and labour groups launched the Pact for a Green New Deal in Canada, ... -
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Fossil Cartel Flags Global Student Mobilization as Industry’s ‘Greatest Threat’
The #FridaysforFuture movement has emerged as the global fossil industry’s “greatest threat”, with some staffers with the Vienna-based Organization of Petroleum Export Countries (OPEC) ...
